English Dictionary: 'Do | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Do \Do\, v. t. 1. To perform work upon, about, for, or at, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, or the like. The sergeants seem to do themselves pretty well. --Harper's Mag. 2. To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for. [Colloq. or Slang] Sometimes they lie in wait in these dark streets, and fracture his skull, . . . or break his arm, or cut the sinew of his wrist; and that they call doing him. --Charles Reade. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Do \Do\ (d[omac]), n. (Mus.) A syllable attached to the first tone of the major diatonic scale for the purpose of solmization, or solfeggio. It is the first of the seven syllables used by the Italians as manes of musical tones, and replaced, for the sake of euphony, the syllable Ut, applied to the note C. In England and America the same syllables are used by mane as a scale pattern, while the tones in respect to absolute pitch are named from the first seven letters of the alphabet. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Do \Do\, v. t. [or] auxiliary. [imp. {Din}; p. p. {Done}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Doing}. This verb, when transitive, is formed in the indicative, present tense, thus: I do, thou doest ([?]) or dost [?], he does ([?]), doeth ([?]), or doth ([?]); when auxiliary, the second person is, thou dost. As an independent verb, dost is obsolete or rare, except in poetry. [bd]What dost thou in this world?[b8] --Milton. The form doeth is a verb unlimited, doth, formerly so used, now being the auxiliary form. The second pers, sing., imperfect tense, is didst ([?]), formerly didest ([?]).] [AS. d[?]n; akin to D. doen, OS. duan, OHG. tuon, G. thun, Lith. deti, OSlav. d[?]ti, OIr. d[82]nim I do, Gr. [?] to put, Skr. dh[be], and to E. suffix -dom, and prob. to L. facere to do, E. fact, and perh. to L. -dere in some compounfds, as addere to add, credere to trust. [?][?][?] Cf. {Deed}, {Deem}, {Doom}, {Fact}, {Creed}, {Theme}.] 1. To place; to put. [Obs.] --Tale of a Usurer (about 1330). 2. To cause; to make; -- with an infinitive. [Obs.] My lord Abbot of Westminster did do shewe to me late certain evidences. --W. Caxton. I shall . . . your cloister do make. --Piers Plowman. A fatal plague which many did to die. --Spenser. We do you to wit [i. e., We make you to know] of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia. --2 Cor. viii. 1. Note: We have lost the idiom shown by the citations (do used like the French faire or laisser), in which the verb in the infinitive apparently, but not really, has a passive signification, i. e., cause . . . to be made. 3. To bring about; to produce, as an effect or result; to effect; to achieve. The neglecting it may do much danger. --Shak. He waved indifferently 'twixt doing them neither good not harm. --Shak. 4. To perform, as an action; to execute; to transact to carry out in action; as, to do a good or a bad act; do our duty; to do what I can. Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work. --Ex. xx. 9. We did not do these things. --Ld. Lytton. You can not do wrong without suffering wrong. --Emerson. Hence: To do homage, honor, favor, justice, etc., to render homage, honor, etc. 5. To bring to an end by action; to perform completely; to finish; to accomplish; -- a sense conveyed by the construction, which is that of the past participle done. [bd]Ere summer half be done.[b8] [bd]I have done weeping.[b8] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Do \Do.\, n. An abbreviation of {Ditto}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Do \Do\, n. 1. Deed; act; fear. [Obs.] --Sir W. Scott. 2. Ado; bustle; stir; to do. [R.] A great deal of do, and a great deal of trouble. -- Selden. 3. A cheat; a swindle. [Slang, Eng.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Do \Do\, v. i. 1. To act or behave in any manner; to conduct one's self. They fear not the Lord, neither do they after . . . the law and commandment. -- 2 Kings xvii. 34. 2. To fare; to be, as regards health; as, they asked him how he did; how do you do to-day? 3. [Perh. a different word. OE. dugen, dowen, to avail, be of use, AS. dugan. See {Doughty}.] To succeed; to avail; to answer the purpose; to serve; as, if no better plan can be found, he will make this do. You would do well to prefer a bill against all kings and parliaments since the Conquest; and if that won't do; challenge the crown. -- Collier. {To do by}. See under {By}. {To do for}. (a) To answer for; to serve as; to suit. (b) To put an end to; to ruin; to baffle completely; as, a goblet is done for when it is broken. [Colloq.] Some folks are happy and easy in mind when their victim is stabbed and done for. --Thackeray. {To do withal}, to help or prevent it. [Obs.] [bd]I could not do withal.[b8] --Shak. {To do without}, to get along without; to dispense with. {To have done}, to have made an end or conclusion; to have finished; to be quit; to desist. {To have done with}, to have completed; to be through with; to have no further concern with. {Well to do}, in easy circumstances. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
do 1. 2. (1999-06-10) |